this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2023
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I've seen so much stuff on what it means and how it affects people but I can't find anything on the reason behind why anyone wants to shut down the government

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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's an unfortunately common, bullshit move politicians pull, just to have something to hang over each other's heads in order to get what they want. Unfortunately, that has become totally ok in the eyes of Republican voters because it's often the only way for their reps to force through budget items that would otherwise never make it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Republicans* pull